- BALLOTS MAILED TUESDAY – front page (photo)/B5
- Cle Elum hiring law firm to investigate complaint brought on city employee – front page/A3
- Firefighter missing, last seen in Roslyn – front page
- Robbery in Cle Elum, suspect in custody – front page
STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:
- Congress proposes 340,000 acres off-limits to mining
- National Oatmeal Day
- Speeding: A deadly mistake for teens
- WA stocks 915,000 Trout
- Best wildlife crime film
- Ellensburg woman hurt on Hwy 10 after a bad overtake attempt
- Medical episode causes crash
- Roslyn driver injured in State Route 903 crash
- Driver falls asleep and rolls on I-90 outside of Ellensburg
- WSP investigating rollover crash involving South Cle Elum resident
- Drive-Thru flu vaccination in Ellensburg relocates
- Five Oklahoma residents involved in Easton rollover
- Drunken driver causes I-90 crash Oct. 12 near Easton
- Cle Elum’s Ryan Smart injured in Hwy 10 crash
- ELECTIONS: Introducing candidates for County Commissioner and Superior Court/A7
- Unemployed Veteran hiring program underway
- Construction on I-90 east of Snoqualmie Pass to wrap, WSDOT pleased with progress
- Gerth’s legacy: 20 years in habitat restoration (photo)
- County releases annual docket amendments to Comp Plan
- Minimum wage increases to $9.53 in 2017
- Open Enrollment [healthcare] starts Nov. 1
VOICES:
- Frankly Speaking – Mushrooms are among us – and many are not friendly fungi
- Letter: Voter suppression (Margaret Walsh – Kittitas County)
- Letter: Upper County Port District – the worst idea I’ve heard (Deborah Parish – Roslyn)
- Letter: Secretary of State Wyman counters election rigging accusations
COMMUNITY:
- Halloween fun is just around the corner
- Pouring brews in the pouring rain – Mountain Ale Festival (photos)
- As many as 500 crabs consumed by hungry mob (photos)
- Fond farewell Frank, welcome Lily
- CWU sets first-year enrollment record
- Public Health Alert for Costco chicken salad product
- Old Asian spirits bottle found in Cle Elum (photos)
- Suncadia homeowners partner with Kittitas Conservation Trust
- State’s Poet Laureate draws attention to Poetry Pole phenomenon
- SALUTE TO SENIORS: The ecoh of a grandmother – Judy Peterson (photo)
- TRIB AROUND THE WORLD: Seattle Seahawks game with BJ & CeCe Badda, Diane Chambers and Tim Cooper
OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES:
- Robert Oliver Barker, 1936 – 2016
- Gay Lynn DeVere, age 75 (Memorial Service)
SPORTS & SCHOOL:
- CER Warrior runners solid at Goldendale; Three finish in top 10
- Warriors [football] get 37-8 victory over Highland – (photo)
- Mary Fudge garners National Merit honor – (photo)
- Athlete of the Week: Dakota Fields (Thorp)
- Student of the Week: Faith Larsen (Thorp)
- Soccer drops close one to Naches, tied with Rangers for second – (photo)
- Volleyball drops two more but still looking confident – (photo)
- Entrepreneurs come in all sizes – and ages
- Must-attend events at Easton School
PLUS RECIPES, COMICS, PUZZLES, HOROSCOPE, CALENDAR AND MORE!